I stayed on KDE3 for a long time, but 4 finally got to where I could stand to use it. I actually still prefer Konqueror as a FM, but Dolphin became "good enough" (for me, at least) around version 4.7 or so.

I have never liked Gnome very much, more recent versions even less.

I also still have a special place in my heart for Window Maker--it's simple and easy on resources, which is great for older hardware and laggy remote sessions. Also in part because I know one of the original developers.

These are my computers, not Microsoft's. I paid money for them and I own them outright. I do not run my computers either at or for Microsoft's pleasure. I will not pay Microsoft or anyone else a monthly fee, whether that fee is in dollars or in collection of my personal data, to use my own computers. Ever, full stop.

I'm a technical writer and an author/editor of several books on various Web and Open Source technologies. I work for the cetaceous Scandinavian subsidiary of a solar-technocratic multi-national corporation which shall remain nameless, engulfed by a larger transnational software combine which shall also remain nameless.

Originally from the US, I have wandered my way round a fair chunk of the planet over the last few years, having lived in Australia, Thailand, and now Sweden.